It may be his third stint with the Vancouver Canucks, but Luke Schenn finds himself in a role similar to one he’s played here before. In the 2021-22 season, the 31-year-old veteran defenceman, re-finding his game, was paired with 21-year-old offensive star defenceman-in-the-making Quinn Hughes.
One way or another, we’re inching closer to the next captain of the Vancouver Canucks. Or, perhaps, to an acknowledged lack thereof. Traditionally, captain announcements happen at one of two times.
Training camp prep is underway for the Vancouver Canucks, and while most of the attention this week has gone to the young guys getting their first real look at NHL speed, there’s a story buried in the details that’s actually pretty interesting.
The Vancouver Canucks returned to the ice on Monday at Rogers Arena as they look to ramp up before the season starts in less than a month. For the 2026-27 season, there are four new additions to the squad: Brendan Gallagher, Paul Cotter, Jamie Oleksiak, and Luke Schenn.
The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.
Coming into his third stint as a Vancouver Canuck, there are fairly high expectations for Luke Schenn from a character point of view, but little pressure otherwise.
The Seattle Kraken have spent the past several months searching for a star, and the Vancouver Canucks appear increasingly motivated to move one. Between the two Pacific Northwest clubs sits Shane Wright, a 22-year-old centre whose representatives have asked Seattle to find him a new team.
The Vancouver Canucks have already begun reworking their roster for the upcoming season and made a major move by trading Marcus Pettersson to the New York Rangers.
The last time Luke Schenn wore a Vancouver Canucks sweater, his responsibility was to be a security blanket beside the club’s franchise defenceman Quinn Hughes.
As the Vancouver Canucks continue to reshape their entire organization, the latest moves suggest this rebuild is about more than simply adding young players.
It’s been three whole NHL seasons since Luke Schenn last suited up for the Vancouver Canucks. And in the sport of hockey, that’s an enormous amount of time.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
The Vancouver Canucks unveiled the jersey numbers for four of their new players on Saturday afternoon. Naturally, we thought it most appropriate to ask, who were the last Canucks to wear their numbers?
The Vancouver Canucks are not making a splash so much as they are stitching together roles, habits, and redundancies. In their latest set of moves, they have made it pretty clear how the leadership group thinks their team should be built over the long haul and which on-ice leaders should be part of that process.
There are moments in a rebuild when the future stops feeling theoretical and starts feeling almost uncomfortably distant. The Vancouver Canucks had one of those moments this week.
For Luke Schenn, this is personal. The rugged blueliner is returning for an unprecedented third tour of duty with the Vancouver Canucks after signing a one-year, $2.25M contract early in free agency Wednesday.
The Vancouver Canucks announced two signings within minutes of each other on Wednesday for forward Paul Cotter and defenseman Luke Schenn. Cotter has spent the last two seasons with the New Jersey Devils.
Vancouver Canucks general manager Ryan Johnson announced his second signing of the day, bringing in former Canuck defenceman Luke Schenn to a one-year, $2.25 million average annual value contract.
The Vancouver Canucks made a flurry of signings on Wednesday, inking veteran defenseman Luke Schenn as well as left winger Paul Cotter, forward Akil Thomas and blueliner Trey Fix-Wolansky to one-year deals.
A disappointing end to Nashville Predators general manager Barry Trotz's long run with the organization could be the perfect opportunity for a much-needed reset.
The veteran market is heating up around the NHL, and Luke Schenn has emerged as a practical target for teams looking to add grit before the trade deadline.
As the Winnipeg Jets continue to search for answers in what has become a difficult and frustrating season, change is no longer just a quiet possibility — it’s becoming inevitable.
The Winnipeg Jets have been arguably the NHL’s most disappointing team this season, as last year’s Presidents’ Trophy winners have fallen to last place in the league standings.
The Pittsburgh Penguins traded forward Michael Bunting and a 2026 fourth-round pick to the Nashville Predators in exchange for defenseman Luke Schenn and forward Tommy Novak.
It was a disappointing loss for the Nashville Predators on Thursday night at the hands of the Edmonton Oilers, but for one Predators player — Luke Schenn — it was a milestone night that, at one point, may have seemed like a pipe dream.